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How are we done? We added an All Star point guard in Steve Nash and a terrific sixth man in Antawn Jamison. Also re-signed a solid young player in Jordan Hill.

Pau isn't what he used to be, but he's still an All Star. Kobe is still one of the top players in the league, Nash as I said is still one of the better point guards in the league, Bynum is a beast and will only get better.

The Lakers have a terrific team are a legit championship contender..

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keep telling yourself that.

nash isn't an all-star anymore. no more than jeremy lin is.

antawn jamison is terrible which is why he signed for the vet minimum. he wasn't wanted anywhere else that wins more than 30 games. he went where they'd have no choice but to play him because the depth is so poor. jamison scores and rebounds but he is completely floorbound and can not defend anyone, ever. you play him with nash and good grief. might as well get don nelson in as head coach.

The NBA has gone downhill since the likes of Hakeem, Robinson, Malone, Ewing, Jordan, Stockton, Kemp, etc, etc. Kobe is the last of the Mohicans. If the league doesn't implement some sort of age requirement or 2 years of college, then I think the league will be irrelevant in 10 years. I don't want to watch thugs play the game, I miss the old days of great shooting and defense, not a me attitude of selfish ball control.

The NBA has gone downhill since the likes of Hakeem, Robinson, Malone, Ewing, Jordan, Stockton, Kemp, etc, etc. Kobe is the last of the Mohicans. If the league doesn't implement some sort of age requirement or 2 years of college, then I think the league will be irrelevant in 10 years. I don't want to watch thugs play the game, I miss the old days of great shooting and defense, not a me attitude of selfish ball control.

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I wouldn't go that far. You still have guys like Kevin Durant who will make this league relevant for a long, long time. In many ways he's like a younger version of Kobe. Not as good obviously, but similar players IMO. In just his fifth year in the league he led his team to the NBA Finals defeating the two best teams of this generation in the Lakers and Spurs along the way. That's very. Very impressive. He's my favorite player in the league after Kobe. I love watching that kid play. Barring injury KD will go down as one of the greatest players of all time.

A league source told ESPNLosAngeles.com's Ramona Shelburne that the pieces in the potential trade are still very fluid and that Gasol has been in and out of the deal. The source, though, said the deal still is very close to happening and could go down Friday morning.

Looks like Howard to the Lakers in exchange for Bynum and a 2017 1st round pick. Lakers also acquire PF Earl Clark and PG Chris Duhon. If that's what it cost the Lakers, then I'd say Kup, once again, out did himself cause that's a pretty damn good trade for the Lakers.

Ibaka, 22, could’ve been a restricted free agent next summer, and his deal now locks into place three of the Thunder’s core young stars --- Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Ibaka. Durant and Westbrook each have the maximum contracts allowed under the NBA's collective bargaining agreement.

This deal leaves the future uncertain for guard James Harden, who could command a maximum contract on the league market as a restricted free agent next summer.

Along with the remainder of Kendrick Perkins' three years and $27 million, the small-market Thunder will be hard-pressed to invest so much money into their payroll.

In his third NBA season in 2011-’12, Ibaka averaged 9.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game. He’s one of the league’s best rim protectors, and been rapidly developing his offensive game. Ibaka was a key player on Spain’s silver-medal-winning Olympic team this month in London.